Where does “pyrky” come from?

pyrky (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyrkiä, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

pyrky (Finnish): aspiration, striving, will

Definitions

  1. aspiration, striving, will

Ancestry of “pyrky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyrkiäto strive, endeavour; to plan to become, aspire...
2Proto-Germanic*wurkijaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥ǵyétito be working, to be at work
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥ǵyéti →
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